Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's three kids may be under the age of four, but Hilaria believes it's important to respect and listen to them.<p>"You know what our house is? It's one long, endless psychotherapy lesson in Spanish," Alec joked in a sit-down interview with his wife and ElleDecor.com. "I'll go …

The three most harmful fads in psychiatric diagnosis, during the past 20 years, have all occurred in kids. Rates of<p>Attention Deficit Disorder have tripled and rates of Autism and childhood Bipolar Disorder have multiplied an incredible 40 …

Sure to both stir your soul and calm your nervous system.<p>Everyone knows they need to manage their stress. When things get difficult at work, school, or in your personal life, you can use as many tips, tricks, and techniques as you can get to calm your nerves.<p>So here's a science-backed one: make a …

Every cognitive bias exists for a reason—primarily to save our brains time or energy.<p>I’ve spent many years referencing Wikipedia’s list of cognitive biases whenever I have a hunch that a certain type of thinking is an official bias but I can’t recall the name or details. But despite trying to …

A friend once told me that the only time she writes in her journal is when she's just broken up with a guy.<p>I suspect a lot of people can relate to this desire — something about heartbreak makes us feel poetic and creative — like pouring our psychic guts out all over the page.<p>But how effective is …

Once your business has started collecting and combining all kinds of data, the next elusive step is to extract value from it. Your data may hold tremendous amounts of <i>potential</i> <i>value</i>, but not an ounce of value can be created unless insights are uncovered and translated into actions or business …

<i>"Well, I think part of my gift, if I have one, is that I love listening." -- Eric Clapton</i><p>We all know how good it feels to be really, <i>really</i> listened to. It is healing when we feel heard. But as you have likely discovered, good listeners are hard to find.<p>Rather than wishing that you knew more people …

We can be more than our habits, says professor Michael Puett.<p>Harvard University professor Michael Puett teaches a class on classical Chinese philosophy that has gotten buzz for being one of the school's most popular courses.<p>This month he published a book called <i>The Path: What Chinese Philosophers</i> …

This research-backed shortcut can give you an instant sense of someone's character.<p>If you want to better understand someone's personality, there's no shortage of options. Psychologists have developed various checklists and inventories to evaluate everything from whether someone is a card-carrying …

The Myers-Briggs personality test is used by companies the world over but the evidence is that it's nowhere near as useful as its popularity suggests<p>I was recently reviewing some psychological lectures for my real job. One of these was on personality tests. The speaker mentioned the Myers-Briggs …